HAMPDEN ROAD BOARD.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1242, 10 April 1880, Page 2

HAMPDEN ROAD BOARD.

(The usual mafltyly meeting of the Hampden Board was, held on the ,7th I instattt, , Culling '(ift !the: ,<?hair>, M'JCerrbw, Henderson, Fihdlay, Dunbar, Gillies, Andrew, Munro, and Riddell. ; : The minutes of ]*»£-. meeting were read 'andconfirmed, ' The following correspondence was read ; —From Treasury, Wellington, intimating thatjthe sum of Ll7O 8s 9d, being seoon,d half !of ■•the c '&ufeld^ ; on last year'ft rates A had b6eri' ! placed' to the Board's, credit at the 'Colonial Bank, palmeratoii. froxQ Colonial Office';. Wellington, informin'g the Board that Mr, Livingstone, of D^edm,had beep ap' pointed' Commissioner to apportion, ao-. counts between Borough pi.Hampden and Road Board.; It was resolved , that the Clerk inform. Mr. Livingstone that the Board not. recognise the Borough of Hampden. "From Mr. Seddon, asking for a surfacemen: and repairs on. Kartigii road;

The Clerkilaid on, the table tho valuan tion roll of the Hampden Rosyd District for the year 1880*81. . ' Mr, .M'Kerrow reported that he had re* ceived the sum of-rltfc from Mr. Slater for timber license on commonage, Moved by Mr. Findlay, sooonded by Mr, M'Kerrow, " tlje Clerk write to the Eugijueer, reqyfestiiighim J to'cause to be surveyed' -Without ' 'tiblay the Allowing , roads, , .yiz.:—Road from .section .'"jilt), 1 ' ' 2; Otepopo, to "cirbasmg of Wtuha-

karoa Error, at section 104; road from district road at section 34, block 2, Otepopo, to Mts. Walker'* land ; road through Mr. Calling's land on block 2, Moeraki, to Native Reserve. Mr. M- Mortimerasked for a ditch to be deepened on road line through bis property, when it was resolved that the subcommittee examine it, with power to act. Moved by Mr. Manro, seconded by Mr. M'Kerrow, " That the Engineer be instructed to prepare plana and specifications fur new road through Mr. Coiling 3 land, and to examine the embankment at 3lr. Rowley's, underneath the railway bridge ; also, that tenders be called for next meetMoved by Mr. Andrew, seconded by Mr. M'Kerrow, " That the surfaceman be again employed, and that the sub-com-mittee employ one when required. Moved by Mr. Henderson, seconded by Mr. Riddel!, "That the surfaceman's 6s per dry." MV» d by Mr. Findlay, seconded by Mr. iDttabar, " That the Cierk be appointed to assist Mr. M'Kerrow with the commonage." Accounts amounting to L 35 6s 6d were passed for payment.